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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 22-3694197

The Edward Marthann Samek Foundation

A private foundation in Newtown Square, PA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 28 grants and $75,238 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $75,238

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $563,936

  • Tax year 2023

    $67,743

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $576,186

  • Tax year 2022

    $32,976

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $610,493

  • Tax year 2021

    $76,331

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $598,781

  • Tax year 2020

    $68,245

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $621,671

  • Tax year 2019

    $68,945

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $649,609

  • Tax year 2018

    $57,152

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $638,946

Grants paid in 2024

28 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Bucknell FundLewisburg, PA

    General purpose

    $18,000
  2. College of the AtlanticBar Harbor, ME

    General purpose

    $10,250
  3. Friends of AcadiaBar Harbor, ME

    General purpose

    $10,000
  4. Trust for the National MallWashington, DC

    General purpose

    $10,000
  5. Frederic Gunn SchoolWashington, CT

    General purpose

    $5,000
  6. Strand Center for the Arts - Raise the Roof CanpaignPlattsburgh, NY

    General purpose

    $5,000
  7. Gilley MuseumSouthwest Harbor, ME

    General purpose

    $2,500
  8. Mdi Bio LabBar Harbor, ME

    General purpose

    $2,500
  9. Seal Cove Auto MuseumSeal Cove, ME

    General purpose

    $2,000
  10. The Fund for Park Avenue Tree LightingNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $2,000
  11. Harbor HouseSouthwest Harbor, ME

    General purpose

    $1,050
  12. Healthnetwork FoundationCleveland, OH

    General purpose

    $1,000
  13. Maine Coast Heritage TrustTopsham, ME

    General purpose

    $1,000
  14. Mdi Historical SocietyMt Desert, ME

    General purpose

    $1,000
  15. Mdi Nursing AssociationNortheast Harbor, ME

    General purpose

    $700
  16. Episcopal Preaching FoundationSpringfield, NJ

    General purpose

    $500
  17. Mt Desert Island HospitalBar Harbor, ME

    General purpose

    $500
  18. Westside Food PantryNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $450
  19. St Andrew and St John ChurchSouthwest HBR, ME

    General purpose

    $250
  20. Stratford Hall Historic PreserveStratford, VA

    Geberal purpose

    $250
  21. SWH Public LibrarySouthwest Harbor, ME

    General purpose

    $250
  22. Swhtremont Ambulance ServiceSouthwest Harbor, ME

    General purpose

    $250
  23. Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $210
  24. Katahdin Woods and WaterPatten, ME

    General purpose

    $200
  25. Frant ChurchSt Albans, NY

    General purpose

    $128
  26. Cosmopolitan ClubNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $100
  27. St Judes ChurchSeal Harbor, ME

    Geberal purpose

    $100
  28. Swhtremont Conservation CommitteeSouthwest Harbor, ME

    General purpose

    $50

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Environment2 grants $11,00048% of the total
  2. Arts and culture2 grants $10,21045% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $1,0004% of the total
  4. Religion1 grant $5002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Maine16 grants $32,600
  2. Pennsylvania1 grant $18,000
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $10,000
  4. New York6 grants $7,888
  5. Connecticut1 grant $5,000
  6. Ohio1 grant $1,000
  7. New Jersey1 grant $500
  8. Virginia1 grant $250

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Edward L SamekPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Edward L SamekTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Marthann L SamekEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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